Hello Great Fellows and Friends, I strongly support William Drake's nomination. Best regards. Sonigitu Ekpe Mobile +234 805 0232 469 Office + 234 802 751 0179 "LIFE is all about love and thanksgiving" On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 4:48 PM, Amr Elsadr <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi, > > During the public GNSO council meeting in Los Angeles, the council adopted > the charter of the Cross-Community Working Group of Internet Governance > (CCWG-IG), as well as the manner in which the GNSO would be represented by > members of this CCWG. The resolution can be found here: > http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201410 > > It was also agreed that each GNSO group should identify its representative > by October 22nd, which is only in a few days. I thought I'd get the > nomination process started by nominating Bill Drake to represent the NCSG > as a member of this group. Bill's already been active on this group, and > certainly meets the desirable criteria of membership. > > For easier reference, here is the exact language of the resolution: > > *20141015-2* > > *Adoption of a Charter for a Cross Community Working Group to discuss > Internet governance (CWG-IG) issues affecting ICANN and make > recommendations to the chartering organization on these issues* > Whereas, > > 1. This group was initiated in December 2013 in response to a call > from ICANN CEO and has been working informally since then; > 2. The group has developed the charter found at > http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/ccwg-ig-charter-20may14-en.pdf > 3. This charter has already been approved by ALAC, ccNSO and SSAC. > > Resolved: > > 1. The GNSO Council approves the Charter > http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/ccwg-ig-charter-20may14-en.pdf > 2. The RrSG, the RySG, NCSG, BC, IPC, and ISPC will each identify one > member to serve on the CWG-IG by 22-October-2014 taking into account the > charter requirement that best efforts should be made to ensure that members: > - Have sufficient expertise to participate in the applicable > subject matter; > - Commit to actively participate in the activities of the CWG-IG on > an ongoing and long-term basis; and > - Where appropriate, solicit and communicate the views and concerns > of individuals in the organization that appoints them. > 3. The GNSO will collaborate with the other SOs and ACs to issue a > call for observers to join the CWG-IG, each in accordance with its own > rules. > 4. As the charter calls for each of the chartering organizations to > appoint a co-chair for the group, the GNSO Council appoints Rafik Dammak to > serve as a member of the CWG-IG, to serve as the GNSO co-chair of the > CWG-IG and to serve as GNSO Council liaison to the group. > > > > Thanks. > > Amr >